Re^3: Confusion ,XML::SIMPLE with DATA:DUMPER

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i have some questions left to understand this.
with twig_roots it will make me an array if more then 1 entry is presented ?
$reason->prev_siblings points to that array so the script process it one by one
what means prev_siblings ?
kd ultibuzz

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Re^4: Confusion ,XML::SIMPLE with DATA:DUMPER by mirod (Canon) on Nov 21, 2006 at 12:47 UTC
`twig_roots` doesen't make an array, it makes a tree, with the document root as the root, and the elements listed in the hash as first children. Then the descendants of those elements compose the rest of the tree. `prev_siblings` means previous siblings. When you get a reason element, at that poit the tree is made of the root, with the phone elements as children, and the reason element as the last child. `$reason->prev_siblings` will then return the list of phone numbers. Once you're done printing them, you can get rid of them through the `purge` method, so they don't interfere with the processing of the next set of data. Does it make sense?	[reply]
Re^5: Confusion ,XML::SIMPLE with DATA:DUMPER by ultibuzz (Monk) on Nov 21, 2006 at 14:06 UTC
yep thx, now i understand this twig_root and the rest thx ultibuzz	[reply]

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